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March 18- American Express Co said it will team up with seven U.S. companies, including Macy's Inc, AT&T Inc and Exxon Mobil Corp, to launch a cross-brand loyalty program for the first time in the United States. AmEx issues cards co-branded with individual U.S. companies such as Delta Airlines Inc, Starwood Hotels& Resorts Worldwide Inc and Cathay Pacific Airways...

March 18- American Express Co will team up with seven companies, including Macy's Inc, AT&T Inc and Exxon Mobil Corp, to launch a loyalty program this spring, the Wall Street Journal reported. The program, called Plenti, will operate like drugstore-rewards programs and let customers earn points by making purchases at the participating companies, which also...

SEOUL/ SINGAPORE, March 17- Singapore Airlines Ltd is in talks to buy a stake in South Korea's largest low-cost carrier Jeju Air Co Ltd, a deal that would be the flag carrier's first foray into North Asia where rising demand from Chinese passengers is fuelling growth. Singapore Airlines and Jeju Air said on Tuesday they were in talks about a possible investment, but...

Michael Beer, VP, Asia Pacific Transportation and Infrastructure at Citi Equity Research, says Cathay Pacific is the most disciplined among airlines in terms of capacity management, leading to better yields. The airline is due to release its full year earnings on Wednesday.

A new chapter opened for Tokyo risk assets on Friday as the Nikkei index surged past the 13,000 mark after the Bank of Japan unleashed a monetary onslaught of $1.4 trillion in stimulus, but the rest of Asia's stock markets tumbled to multi-month lows.